Acer Predator Triton 300 SE - charging light and display light flashing and laptop shuts down
Hi there
I have had this laptop for about 2 years without any problems. Recently I have an issue when I open a game (e.g. Elden Ring/Dota). After about 5 seconds the charging light (orange) and the display light (blue) start flashing and then the laptop shuts down with the orange light still flashing. I am then able to hold the power button down to stop the orange charging light from flashing and then I can reboot the laptop and it functions fine again (until I open up a video game and the same issue repeats).
I first thought this is an issue with the charger so I ordered another charger but this gave the same issue. I then thought the battery must be the issue so I disconnected the battery and tried to play the game but the same issue occured again.
I have read on a thread that this issue happens when heavy gaming loads require the laptop to draw from the battery to help the charger meet the power demand. I am therefore thinking that the issue is that my battery health is very poor (this is true - my laptop only lasts like 20 min on low performance when not plugged in) and so the battery is crashing as soon as the laptop tries to draw from the battery to help the charger with gaming.
I have ordered a new battery and hope this fixes my issue but would appreciate it greatly if somebody could either confirm/deny my theory or give me other possible solutions in the meantime?
Thank you very much and I appreciate any input.